vesicovaginal fistula

vesicovaginal fistula
an abnormal communication between the bladder and the vagina (see fistula) causing urinary incontinence. This may result from surgical damage to the bladder during a gynaecological operation (e.g. hysterectomy) or radiation damage following radiotherapy for pelvic malignancy. In developing countries it is often caused by necrosis associated with prolonged obstructed labour.

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  • Vesicovaginal fistula — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 13837 ICD10 = ICD10|N|82|0|n|80 ICD9 = ICD9|619.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3321 MeshID = D014719Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is a subtype of female… …   Wikipedia

  • vesicovaginal fistula — noun A fistula between the bladder and vagina. Syn: VVF …   Wiktionary

  • vesicovaginal fistula — an abnormal communication between the bladder and the vagina causing urinary incontinence. This may result from surgical damage to the bladder during a gynaecological operation (e.g. hysterectomy) or radiation damage following radiotherapy for… …   Medical dictionary

  • Fistula — Classification and external resources MeSH D005402 In medicine, a fistula (pl. fistulas or fistulae) is an abnormal[1] connection or passageway between two epithelium lined organs or vessels that …   Wikipedia

  • fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera …   Medical dictionary

  • vesicovaginal — Relating to the bladder and vagina. * * * ves·i·co·vag·i·nal .ves i kō vaj ən əl adj of, relating to, or connecting the urinary bladder and vagina <a vesicovaginal fistula> * * * ves·i·co·vag·i·nal (ves″ĭ ko vajґĭ nəl)… …   Medical dictionary

  • Obstetric fistula — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N82 ICD 9 619 …   Wikipedia

  • Rectovaginal fistula — Classification and external resources Rectovaginal fistula ICD 10 N …   Wikipedia

  • VVFR — vesicovaginal fistula repair …   Medical dictionary

  • VVFR — • vesicovaginal fistula repair …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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